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beat one's swords into ploughshares
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Meaning
beat one's swords into ploughshares
meaning
What does
beat one's swords into ploughshares
mean?
beat one's swords into ploughshares
verb
—
(
idiomatic
)
To
refrain
from
doing
aggressive
activities
(
ie:
war
,
terrorism
,
etc
.)
and
to
do
peaceful
ones
.
—
(
literal
)
To
create
a
peaceful
civilian
instrument
from
military
technologies
.
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